Boomtown 2040: KVUE wants your input as Austin's population rockets

KVUE is committed to helping you find answers with our new series focused on the fact that our city doubles in size every 20 years.

Author:
Terri Gruca

Published:
3:17 PM CST January 15, 2019

Updated:
6:05 PM CST January 16, 2019

AUSTIN, Texas — The intersection of growth and opportunity in Austin often produces something else: Frustration.

So much good comes with the city's growth. Dozens of companies have moved here, festivals attract even more and we strive to protect and preserve the weirdness -- the nature that makes this place so enticing.

With the good also comes challenges: Traffic, affordability, the struggle to keep Austin special.

So as we move into a new year, KVUE plans to bring you a new view of this place we call home. We're calling it Boomtown 2040.

Since the 1900s, Austin's population has doubled every 20 years. It is why we are calling our project this year "Boomtown 2040." It's a vision of the future. A promise to look forward. A commitment to push for more answers to your most pressing concerns and help you find solutions.

From traffic solutions, to school finance, to property tax relief, Austinites are feeling it.

"This is why we wanted to get you to help us because maybe you can get some answers that we can't get," said Gulick.

Boomtown 2040 is our promise to listen more, question more and do more on the issues that matter most to you.

So email us at news@kvue.com, tweet at us using the #Boomtown2040 and #KVUE and reach out to us on Facebook and Instagram. Let us know what you want to see us do stories about and what issues you want answered.